Saturday, May 28, 2016

The Joys of Boys . . . with Marci!

Good Morning everyone!  Challenge YOUrself has one more feature to share with you for the month of May and our combined challenge with Scrap It With a Song!
Here is Marci's take on our challenges:  

We loved her bright fun layout and the way she shows the love of her grandchildren here!  And we especially love that she has a photo with HER in it!!  YAY!

YOU still have some time left to enter this month - you have until May 31, 2016!!

And you have a chance to win this fabulous prize if you enter:


This month's challenge:

Is combined with Scrap It With a Song:

Who has two songs to pick from:

May ROCK Song: 

May POP Song:

You can combine the challenges and enter your layout over at Scrap It With a Song, too, and have a chance to win their fabulous prize!

There are still a few more days left and we are looking forward to seeing what you create!
Thank you so much :)

Sunday, May 22, 2016

So Am I . . . with Monia!

Good Morning everyone.  
This week, Challenge YOUrself would like to feature a wonderful layout made by Monia . . .

We loved the way she used the mood board and song to make her beautiful layout!

YOU still have lots of time to enter this month - you have until May 31, 2016!!
And don't forget, if you enter, you have a chance to win this amazing prize:

Here is this month's challenge:

And we teamed up with Scrap It With a Song:

Scrap It With a Song has two songs to pick from:

May ROCK Song: 

May POP Song:

You can combine the challenges and enter your layout over at Scrap It With a Song, too!

We cannot wait to see what you create!!!

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Up Here . . . with Karen!

Good Morning everyone.  We hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

We would like to feature a wonderful layout this week made by Karen:

We loved her subtle interpretation of the mood board and song!!!  Her little bird and daisy are so adorable, and that photo is awesome, too.

This is our challenge :

We are collaborating this month with Scrap it With a Song:

Scrap it with a Song has 2 songs to pick from:
May ROCK Song: 

May POP Song:

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If you link up your layout to our site, you have a chance to win this fabulous prize:

So what are you waiting for?  
You have double the chance to win prizes if you link up your layout to both sites!  
We are looking forward to seeing what you create.

Please read our challenge rules before linking up your layout.
And don't forget to use a photo with YOU in it!

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Best Day . . . with Sherri!

Hi everyone.  Happy Mother's Day!
If you are looking for our current challenge, it's right here.

Today, Challenge YOUrself would like to share a layout made by one of our talented design team members, Sherri:
So beautiful!  We feel that Sherri depicted the mood board in such a wonderful way!! 

This month we have a collaboration with Scrap it with a Song:


Challenge YOUrself has a mood board:

And Scrap it with a Song has 2 songs to pick from:
May ROCK Song: 

May POP Song:

You have a chance to win this amazing prize:

Please read the challenge rules before you link up your layout!
We are looking forward to seeing what you create!

Friday, May 6, 2016

CY# 28 Top Three and Winner!

Happy Friday everyone!

We all loved seeing all of the layouts for last month's challenge. 

We'd like to take a minute to thank all those who joined in on the fun :)

Here are the DT Top FOUR favorites, because we had a tie:

21. Anne Pennington




 18. Hannah Zheng



Well done ladies!  Here is a button for your blog :)


And the random prize winner is: 

12.  Phillis Walrath

Congrats Phillis!  You have one week to contact me at 
sjkfritch@rcn.com to claim your prize.



**Please check out our current challenge which will end on 5/31/16 this month!**

Sunday, May 1, 2016

**Design Team Call**



Good Morning!  If you are looking for our current challenge, it's here!

We have some exciting news:

Challenge YOUrself is looking for talented designers who want to preserve their personal story and inspire others to do so.  Please take a moment to read up what we're all about.


Design Team requirements:
1) Term commitment is from July 1, 2016 - December 31st, 2016.
2) You will be asked to submit one layout a month for 6 months, and to comment on submissions to the challenge.  Reveal day will be on the 7th of each month.
3) Keep an active blog and update with our new challenge on reveal day with a link back to the Challenge YOUrself blog.
4) Belong to Facebook - we have a Private Group on Facebook for designers only.
5) Everyone is welcome to apply!

How do you apply:
Send an email to sjkfritch@rcn.com with the following information:

1) Your name and blog address
2) A list of current and/or past Design Teams {No DT experience is necessary!}
3) Three samples of your work

We are accepting applications until May 22nd.  
Those chosen to join the team will be notified via email by May 25th.

The new Design Team members will be announced on our blog on June 1st, 2016!
Good luck everyone! 

CY# 29 and Scrap it With a Song Collaborate!

Hi everyone!  It's time for another challenge:)  

This time we have something very special to share with you.  
The reason why we are posting on May 1st is because we are working 
with Scrap It With a Song this month. 

**And don't worry, you still have until May 4th to participate in April's challenge!  We will be announcing the winners on May 6th, 2016 as per our usual schedule.**

Here is Challenge YOUrself's May challenge:


Here is Scrap it with a Song's Challenge for May:
 

May Rock Song:

May Pop Song:

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Our Design Team has done an amazing job combining our challenge with 
Scrap it With a Song's challenge!  
Let's see what they have created and why:

Gemma
I picked "Best Day of my Life."  As soon as I heard it, I thought about a day we had last Summer in London.  It was such a fun day with beautiful weather.  It definitely ranks as one of the best days of my life so far!

Sherri
For the Scrap it with a Song challenge, I selected the song "Best Day of my Life," because every day, and any time spent laughing and scrapping with my creative friends is a "Best Day!"

Jess
I chose a line from  "Best day of my life." This is a photo of me taken the summer before I joined Sliming World and is a reminder of how far I've come.

I chose some words from "Best Day of my Life."  In the song, they sing "lose control" but I wrote "lost" instead.  I was inspired by the colors from the mood board.

I chose "Best Day of my Life" because it instantly makes me feel like dancing and it sure shows how I feel when I am with my family.  Even with everyday problems, each day with them is the best day.

My title and my journaling were inspired by lyrics of The Best Day.  The bright light and sunshine elements from the mood board are why I chose the photo in the first place - with the light flare in the corner.

Taru
I chose the rock song "So Am I."  In particular, the name of the song inspired me! 
(We don't remember days, we remember moments!)

I chose "Best Day of my Life."  I feel any day spent with my three grandchildren is the best day of my life.  Besides the son being beautiful, the lyrics "all the possibilities" really hit me because with grandchildren, all things are possible and I hope all of their dreams come true!

I love the colors and images of the mood board for CY#29!  For our collaboration with Scrap it With a Song, I picked "Best Day of my Life" because I wanted to scrap about my dreams  . . . and this song just makes me happy!!!


THIS MONTH'S PRIZE:
If you play along with Challenge YOUrself, you have a chance to win this:

And now for the fun part:  if you combine our challenge with the Scrap it With a Song's challenge, you also have a chance to win a special prize from Scrap it With a Song.  
Check out their blog to find out what the special prize is!  
**Make sure that you link up your layout at both blogs to win the special prize!**


*Please read our challenge rules before linking up*

Remember to include you in your layout!

Good luck and have fun!